Urbanisation: South Africa's Challenge

Volume 1: Dynamics

The book surveys the nature and significance of negotiation. It provides a useful overview of negotiation theory, research and training, covering the work of practitioners and researchers from many disciplines. It also includes references to research done by directly observing real intercultural negotiations in southern Africa.

In the post-1994 period, some of the most visible and dramatic movement has happened in the field of education and education policy. This broad-ranging compilation brings together a vibrant and compelling set of studies which tackle key education issues. Leading scholars and exciting new writers offer a frank and challenging review of issues such as school integration, private schooling, language policy, curriculum development, assessment, teacher education, and unions and adult basic education.

Is authoritarianism built into liberation structures? Is it inherited from colonial systems? Is liberal democracy inherently elitist? This ground-breaking collection of Essays on Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho, Botswana and South Africa opens a long-awaited debate on these and other related issues.

The Africa in Focus series is an initiative of the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) that creates a forum for African scholars to frame research questions and examine critical issues affecting the African continent in the 21^st century. The series should inspire robust debate to help inform the orientation of public policy in Africa.